A significant cause of death and long term disability due to head injuries and pathological conditions is an elevation in the intracranial pressure (ICP). ICP measurements before and after the injury in a completely closed-head environment have significant research value, partic…
This thesis comprises of four essays on fiscal policy and fiscal policy adjustment. The first of these essays, Chapter 2, reviews a wide range of literature about fiscal policy. This chapter also discusses the sudden stop and fiscal policy during sudden stops episodes. Chapter 3…
Horizontal relationships between subsidiaries within an MNC are rarely shown on an organisation chart but the interactions along this dimension are critical to the achievement of an MNC’s global operations and strategic activities. Different interaction logics of social relation…
This thesis analyses the impact of tax policy on firms' leverage ratios in a balanced panel of 129 medium-sized listed companies from II European countries from 1993 to 2005. A general model of company leverage is applied within which King's tax ratios are used to capture tax po…
Working prototypes of a Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle (HHV) are already under testing and investigation. One of the problems reported from testing is that the noise levels emitted by the hydraulic system are not acceptable. Therefore, there is a need to perform extensive research to …